Opephora swartzii (Grunow) P.Petit ex Pelletan 1889
Publication Details
Opephora swartzii (Grunow) P.Petit ex Pelletan 1889: 88, fig. 345
Published in: Pelletan, J. (1889). Les Diatomées. Histoire naturelle, préparation, classification et description des principales espèces. Part II. Journal de Micrographie 1889: [i]-viii, [1]-364, pls 6-10, figs 266-463.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Opephora is Opephora pacifica (Grunow) P.Petit.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fragilaria swartzii Grunow
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 May 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Original spelling of basionym was "swartzii". Combination also proposed by Cleve-Euler 1953, Kongl. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handl., ser. 4, 4(1): 16, with the same basionym. (See INA) - (09 December 2020) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025
